The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-05-25
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items OF Interest Gathered from various
Quarters.

The President has appointed george IL.
Noll 10 be postmaster at New Orleans.
Smoke from forest fires is still making
navigation perilous on Lake Superior.
The Frankfort Gazette confirms the re-
port of the discovery Of plot at Nova
tchcrkask TO kill the Car.
\ Republican Congressman, Mr.. Gros-
vcnor. of Ohio, thinks Mr. Cleveland will
be renominated by acclamation.
The President las appointed Major J.
Rathbone, of California, to be Consul Gen
eral at Paris.
Police returns show that on Sunday last
cleyen persons in Berlin committed or al
tempted suicide,
The Gate City Guards have decided to
go 20 Europe only as 4 party of citizen
tourists, and not uniformed as company.
Jack Holbrook. carpenter, was stabbed
and killed al Grenada, Miss, Monday, by
f. j. Lowenstcin, a restaurant keeper
Cause unknown.
Governor Gordon has received papers
asking for Blackwood's reQuisition. 1t was
issued al once and returned to the Augusta
authorities.
The London Standard says i: transpircS
that Russia claims q wider cXpanSc of ter
ritory in Afghanistan than the part already
disputed.
In the Joint session of the Florida Legis-
laturc Thursday, Pasco was elected United
States Senator over Goodrich, Republican,
by vote Of 81 to i.
The Comptroller of the Currency has au-
thorized the Third National Bank Of Knox
vile, Tenn, to begin business with 4 capi-
tai Of 1920, 900.
The joint Democratic Senatorial caucus
at Tallahassee, Fla. nominated Paso, on
Wednesday night, on the first ballot BY a
vote OF 50, thus breaking the deadlock.
\ Berlin telegram to the Brussels Inde-
| penGence Beige says that the police at Noyo
Tchcrkask have uncarthcl plot to kill the
Gar, and that 80 arrests have been made.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has received a petition from committee Of
citizens Of Newman, Ga, protesting against
the suspension Of the 4th section.
George E. Reed, for two years past City
Treasurer of Bismarck, Dakota, is missing.
It is believed that he has gone to Canada.
His accounts are said to be $4,000 short.
VIM. O'Brien, the Irish editor has been
received with q great popular ovation in
Canada At Toronto 10000 people gath
cred to hear him speak.
The President has received an invitation
| to attend the North Carolina Teachers AS
scmb!y at Morehead City, from June Il to
30. lie fears he cannot attend.i
A Nationalist outdoor meeting at Dun
cannon, Ireland, Thursday, was dispersed
by the police. The Nationalists afterward
met in q hall. Indoors an Orange meeting
was also held.
The President OF the Irish National
League of America promises Mr.. Glad
stone, The great Englishman, q cordial vel
conc to our shores when he visits this coun-
try.
At Nananaimo, 3. c., the bodies Of II
more victims have been brought up out Of
the mine and six white men and eleven
Cinnamon are yet to be found. The bodies
were badly burned.
Tie Virginia Beach railroad and water
ing place hotel property, on the ocean. sew
ertecn miles from Norfolk, were sold at
auction for $4,000, to syndicate headed
by Charles W. Mackey, of Franklin, Pa.
The East Tennessee Farmers Association
has adopted resolutions endorsing the inter
State commerce law, and expressing the
belief that 1t will result in relief to the
agricultural classes.
\ fire in San Francisco on Tuesday night
destroyed some Of the largest slaughter
houses ard packing establishments. \
large number of sheep, hogs and horses
were burned to death. Loss 100000.
The State of Virginia has paid to the
Kendall Bank Note Company, of New
York, q Judgment obtained in 1882 for $30,-
600 and interest, for engraving and print
Ing the Riddlcberger bonds.
The notorious negro, Albert Taborn,
who, i: will be remembered attempted to
commit hcinous crime in Granville
county, \. c., last March, was Thursday
sentenced to be hung on June 1G, at OK
ford, \. c.
It seems that Miss Cleveland is really to
be associated with Mrs. Martha J. Lamb in
conducting the Magazine Of -1nlerican HIS
tory. She will probably take charge Of a
specific department under her own sigma
ture.
John L. Sullivan has agreed TO fight
Jake Kiliian for $1,000, The fight will
take place in some park or public building,
and the winner is to take two-thirds of the
gate receipts, not more than six rounds to
be fought.
The Court Of Claims has decided in favor
of the State of Alabama for SIS, 2S5 and Of
Mississippi for $41,45 under the recent
decision of the Court in the Louisiana case,
that the Government cannot set off the pro
ceeds Of sale Of swamp lands against the
direc: State tax.
According to statement made by Henry
S. Ives, the consolidation of the Baltimore
and Ohio Telegraph with the postal and
other independent lines is to be made, the
consolidation taking the form of 4 new
company, the Baltimore and Ohio having
4 controlling interest.
Col. J. W. Paramore, founder Of the
Cotton Compress Company, of ST. Louis,
and protector and active organizer of what
is now the st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
Railroad system, died at st. Louis Oh Tues
day night of Pneumonia after short i'll
ness.
The Irish envoy and party Of three or
four friends were set upon by u mob Of e
thousand rouSns at Toronto. 4 New York
reporter was knocked scnseless. The po-
lice refused to interfere, and 4 number OF
persons were injured. An attempt was
made TO murder . Brien, but it failed.
Adviccs by the steamer Zcalandia, from
Honiulu and Sydney, which arrived at San